Hi all,
Quick question: If I have a function which populates a large array (ie.
reading rowsets), is it better to pass in a reference to a variable to
accept the data, or should I just create, populate and return the array
from the function?
Thanks in advance!
3  1877 
Passing reference is preferred because passing an array back is seen as
more of a 'hack'
TeejB wrote:
Hi all,
Quick question: If I have a function which populates a large array (ie.
reading rowsets), is it better to pass in a reference to a variable to
accept the data, or should I just create, populate and return the array
from the function?
Thanks in advance!
I guess the question is: will PHP optimize this for me so that the
entire contents aren't copied out of the function, or do I have to pass
in a reference?
Benjamin wrote:
Passing reference is preferred because passing an array back is seen as
more of a 'hack'
TeejB wrote:
Hi all,
Quick question: If I have a function which populates a large array (ie.
reading rowsets), is it better to pass in a reference to a variable to
accept the data, or should I just create, populate and return the array
from the function?
Thanks in advance!
You have to pass a reference.
TeejB wrote:
I guess the question is: will PHP optimize this for me so that the
entire contents aren't copied out of the function, or do I have to pass
in a reference?
Benjamin wrote:
Passing reference is preferred because passing an array back is seen as
more of a 'hack'
TeejB wrote:
Hi all,
>
Quick question: If I have a function which populates a large array (ie.
reading rowsets), is it better to pass in a reference to a variable to
accept the data, or should I just create, populate and return the array
from the function?
>
Thanks in advance!
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